גולם

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Hebrew

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Root
ג־ל־ם (g-l-m)

Noun

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גולם / גֹּלֶם (gólemm (plural indefinite גְּלָמִים, plural construct גָּלְמֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. an inchoate object, an amorphous mass
  2. a dummy, a form
  3. (mythology, Jewish folklore) a golem, a clay automaton
  4. (entomology) pupa
  5. (colloquial) a fool, a clod, an oaf, an awkward person

References

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  • גולם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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גולם (goylemm, plural גולמס (goylems) or גולמים (goylomem)

  1. (mythology, folklore) golem
  2. (derogatory) fool, idiot, dummy
    Synonym: טיפּש (tipesh)

Derived terms

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